Perspectives on lung endothelial barrier function / volume editor, Carolyn E. Patterson.
Series: Advances in molecular and cell biology ; v. 35.2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 525 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 0080459250
- 9780080459257
- 0444518347
- 9780444518347
- QP88.45 .P47 2005eb
- W1
- WF 600
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Copyright; front matter; Table of Contents; Foreword; Contributors; body; 1. The Cellular and Molecular Foundations of Pulmonary Edema; 2. Molecular Architecture of the Endothelium; 3. The Activated Endothelial Cell Phenotype; 4. Membrane and Cellular Signaling of Integrity and Acute Activation; 5. Adenylyl Cyclase and cAMP Regulation of the Endothelial Barrier; 6. Signaling and Prolonged Endothelial Activation; 7. Dynamic Microfilaments and Microtubules Regulate Endothelial Function; 8. Endothelial-Matrix Interactions in the Lung; 9. Interendothelial Junctions and Barrier Integrity.
Covers endothelial biology from the fundamentals of structure and lung fluid balance physiology to descriptions of the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of lung failure. This illustrated text provides the knowledge of endothelial function, vascular integrity, pulmonary function, and pathophysiology in respiratory failure.
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